Improvement in plows



E STATES JOHN PRESTON, OF MILLFORD, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENTA IN PLOWS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. l89,l36, dated April 3, 1877; application filed February 10, 1877.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN PRESTON, of Mill ford, Bracken county, Kentucky, have invented a new and Improved Plow, of which the following is a specitication:

Figure l is a side view of my improved plow, and Fig. 2 is a top view ofthe same.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts. A

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved plow which shall be so constructed that it may be used for laying od' or marking land, and for making hills for tobacco, cabbages, and other kinds of plants to be transplanted, for covering corn, and as a shovelplow, and which shall be simple in construction, convenient in use, and effective in operation in either capacity.

The invention consists in the combination of the curved beam, provided with the plowplate and the rigid perforated bar, with the `slotted beam, the standard, provided with the square plow and the roller, and the handles,- as hereinafter fully described.

.A represents the plow-beam, to the rear end ot which is attached the standard B. The standard B projects above the beam A, and to its upper end is attached the middle part ol' a round, C", to the ends of which are attached the handles D. The forward ends of the handles D are attached to the forward part of the beam A.

y,To the lower end of the standard B is attached a square plow-plate, E.. To the opposite sides ot' the lower part of the standard B are attached the upper ends of twol bars, F, to' .and between the lower ends of which is piv- ,oted aV small roller, G.

H is a short plowbeam, the rear part of 'which is curved downward to serve as a standard, and to its lower end is attached a shovelplow, I. The forward end of the beam His curved upward, and has a slot formed in it to receive the clevis J of the plow-beam A, so`

that it may be drawnl by said clevis.

To the rear part ofthe beam H, justin front of its downward bend, is rigi-lly attached the lower end of a bar, K, which passes up through a longitudinal slot in the beam A, and has a number of holes formed through it to receive apin, which pin rests upon the upper side ot' the beam A, and limits the depth to which the plow I enters the ground.

In using' the plow for preparing the ground for transplautiug plants, the plow I opens a furrow, along whichthe square plow E t'ollows, pushing the loose soil before it. At the point whereI each plantv is to be set out the plow-handles D are raised, which causes the plow E to leave and pass over the soil collected before it. As the plow E is again tached to the standard B.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination of the curved beam H, provided with the plow-plate I 'and the 'rigid perforated bar K, with the slotted beam A, the

standard B, provided with the square plow E A and the roller Gr, and the handles D, substantially as herein shown and described.

JOHN PRESTON.

Witnesses:

DICK STEELE, MowAED MORELAND. 

